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[Jebraltix]

I keep seeing these people saying that they're going around as monsters, an orc, a dragon, and other things. How do people do this?

[Roundabout Lout]

We need a sticky for questions like this. They've been answered hundreds of times.
In the entities raw, add a new entity with a name different from the rest.
Under that, add a creature tag for the creature you want, and the [INDIV_CONTROLLABLE] tag. This lets you play as a Play Now! as the creature of your choice.

[Neoskel]

Now to add to this thread i'll review certain major monsters and their contributions to adventure mode. I'll start with megabeasts, go to semi-megas and then demons, chasm creatures, magma cratures and lastly roaming creatures. I won't list animals, just 'monsters'.

Warning: LOOOONG post. I'll put each section in spoiler tags.



Megabeasts

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Bronze Colossus: Game-breaking in it's power, especially if you get a hold of a big weapon like a two-handed sword or a great axe. Size 20 means you can hold that weapon in one hand. Just be careful not to fall in any pools that you can't 'T'ravel away from, like in a hostile elven forest retreat since you can't swim. You won't drown though, so you can trek across the seafloor if you want. And be careful of wrestling matches, especially with other big things, [SEVERONBREAKS] + wrestling = hilarity. Has a cart load of combat advantages i won't list here. [NO_EAT], [NO_SLEEP] and [NO_DRINK] mean you can keep going non-stop without having to take breaks or 'T'ravel a lot. Cannot gain experience, so no skills whatsoever.

Titan: Basically a really really big human. Most dangerous with a weapon, it's the same size as a BC so it can use the biggest weapons in one hand. Still has all the weaknesses of any regular adventurer and you can't get armor your size. This means that you can still get one-shotted by wolves ripping out your throat in extreme situations, and arrows/bolts are still just as nasty really. Getting a shield and shield use leveled up is a good idea. You don't actually have to be a titanic nudist though, if you retire in a town, make another adventurer and visit the same town you'll be able to continue the titan adventurer with a full set of clothes. This works for any creature, even non-humanoid ones. You'll probably get clothes you don't want though. 

Dragon: No hands, and you can't use your breath weapon in adventure mode. Strong natural bite attack and size 20 makes up for it somewhat. No skill ups either because of lack of [INTELLIGENT] or [CAN_LEARN].

Hydra: Pretty much same as Dragon, except with seven times as many weak spots. Ok that's not exact, six more weak spots than usual. I'm referring to the necks, and i guess the heads themselves count too. So 12 more weak spots. 

Semimegabeasts

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Giant: Size 16 human basically. Pretty much same things to note as the titan, except that they have [SLOW_LEARNER] which slows down your experience gain rate.

Cyclops: Mostly same as Giant, but no [SLOW_LEARNER]. Has only one eye which means you can go blind much more easily.

Ettin: Size 12 human basically. Same notes for all extra large humanoids. Has two necks and two heads so that's 2 extra weak spots.

Minotaur: Size 9, which isn't much of an added size advantage. Has natural weapons in it's horns which can be useful for early encounters with wolves, make sure you switch to 'Strike' in your combat settings to take advanage of this. Big enough to use large two handed weapons in one hand. These guys happen to be one of my favorites since they're only a little more powerful than your regular adventurer. For some reason they have a natural swimming skill, so you can't train swimming but won't usually drown.

Demons

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Demon: Size 16 humanoid. Has wings and can fly. To fly just think of the sky as a giant staircase.  Flying is gimped in level terrain since the game only generates one sky level higher than the highest local ground level. This makes towns and mountains a good place to fly. Can't use their firebreath in adventure mode. [NO_DRINK], [NO_EAT], [NO_SLEEP] mean you don't have to take breaks or 'T'ravel constantly. Has a natural burn attack which is of note. A favored tactic is to bite chunks out of things then pelt other critters with those chunks.

Spirit of Fire: You're on fire. Size 11 humanoid, but don't even think of getting clothes to wear. You can kill things by just standing next to them long enough. Burning punch attack. Instantly turns any water that touches it to steam. Visiting glaciers is very interesting. Obviously can't swim so don't fall into any pools you can't travel away from. Well, that would be a problem if you couldn't fly. And you can. Has all the combat advantages a Bronze Colossus has as well as [SEVERONBREAKS] and [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK], [NO_SLEEP]. Has a powerful burning punch attack.

Frog Demon: Size 12 humanoid. Can swim underwater without drowning, so you can go wrestle sharks if you can find any. [NO_DRINK], [NO_EAT], [NO_SLEEP] mean that you can actually get away with swimming across an ocean without major preparations. Strong natural bite attack, but it's not burning like Demons.

Tentacle Demon: Size 12 humanoid + 6 tentacles. Each tentacle has a claw on the end and can be used to stab things for pretty ok damage. Makes wrestling very interesting since each tentacle counts as a limb. Like all demons has [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK], [NO_SLEEP].

Chasm Creatures

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Gremlin: Size 4 humanoid. Be very careful, you're very vulnerable to things bigger than you. Wolves will kill you horribly. Suggested method of play is to do stealth throwing.

Frogman: Size 5 humanoid. This makes you as vulnerable as a Kobold. Also means you can wear Kobold sized clothes. Can naturally swim underwater so you can't drown or train swimming. Is a carnivore so can only eat meat. Strong bite attack.

Lizardman: Size 6 humanoid. This makes you as vulnerable as a goblin and you can wear their clothes. Dwarves are [STOUT] so no luck there. Can naturally swim underwater like all cave river creatures. Is a carnivore, so no berries for you. Also has a lissssssp which makes converssssssationsssss rather entertaining. Strong bite attack.

Snakeman: Same as Lizardman except you don't have legs and thus can't wear pants, shoes, etc. Has paralyzing venom which adds flavor to the already strong bite attack. Switch to 'Strike' in combat preferences to take advantage of this. Carnivore, natural underwater swimming, entertaining lisp.

Ratman: Size 4 humanoid. Same notes as Gremlin. Can naturally swim, but not underwater.

Batman: Size 4 humanoid, same notes as Gremlin and Ratman. Can fly, so a valid strategy is to use throwing or a ranged weapon from a higher z-level. Flying is seriously gimped in flat places, the game only generates one level of sky higher than the highest local ground level. Towns and mountains are a good place to fly.

Antman: Size 4 humanoid, same notes as other size 4 humanoids. Has four arms which can make wrestling fun, especially since you also have four hands to pinch and gouge with. This also means you can carry 3 shields and a weapon (you'll only use one weapon at a time) without 'cheating'. Has [NO_SLEEP] but needs to eat and drink.

Olmman: Size 5 humanoid. Pretty much exactly the same as Frogmen.

Cave Swallowman: Size 4, but not humanoid. Has no arms and thus no [GRASP]s so you can't pick things up. Can fly, so same notes as other fliers there.

Troglodyte: Size 6 humanoid. Is a [SLOW_LEARNER] so experience is harder to get.

Troll: Size 9 humanoid. Has [SLOW_LEARNER] so you can't get experience as fast. Can eat bones (and possibly choke on them) if that floats your boat.

Iron Man: Size 7 humanoid, so can use human sized clothes/equipment. Pretty much exactly like a Bronze Colossus, but smaller and made of iron instead of bronze. Unlike a Bronze Colossus, can naturally swim. I'm going to report that as a bug. Doesn't breathe so it can't drown. Also has no joints so wrestling is completely harmless to you.

Mud Man: Size 7 humanoid. Has most of the combat advantages of BCs/Iron Men but can be stunned. No joints, and [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK], [NO_SLEEP]. Can't learn and can naturally swim. Doesn't breathe so it can't drown.

Giant Cave Spider: Size 10, but in no way humanoid. No [GRASP]s so no inventory. You can't shoot webs in adventure mode. Has paralyzing venom in it's powerful bite. Cannot learn or open doors. Is a carnivore so can only eat meat. Has several combat advantages and [NO_SLEEP].

Magma Creatures

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Fire Imp: Size 3 humanoid. Cannot throw fireballs in adventure mode. Cannot learn, so no experience for you. Has a bite as powerful as a carp which is also a burning attack. Doesn't breathe so can't drown, can naturally swim. Is completely fireproof. Haven't tested if you can swim in magma, but you probably can. Can see through magma. Has [NO_DRINK, [NO_EAT] and [NO_SLEEP]. Can eat bones. Size is too much of a disadvantage to play for any reason other than exploring magma pipes which are pretty boring.

Fire Man: Size 7 humanoid. Same notes as Spirit of Fire as to 'on-fire-ness'. Has several combat advantages and [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK], [NO_SLEEP]. Can't learn. Has no joints so wrestling is completely harmless.

Magma Man: Size 7 humanoid. Has an extra powerful burning punch attack, has the highest base damage I've seen in any vanilla creature. Same notes as Fire Men/Spirit of Fire on 'on-fire-ness'. Can't learn. No joints.

Roaming Creatures

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Ogre: Size 9 humanoid. Is a [SLOW_LEARNER] and can eat bones.

Unicorn: Size 9 non-humanoid. Is pretty much an animal but listed because you might be interested in playing one for some reason or other. Has no [GRASP]s and thus no inventory. Cannot learn or open doors. Has a powerful stab attack with it's horn. Natural swimmer.

Treant: Size 11 humanoid. Has several combat advantages and no joints so wrestling is harmless. Has [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK] and [NO_SLEEP]. Cannot learn or open doors. Cannot swim but doesn't breathe.

Satyr: Size 7 humanoid. Has natural gore attacks like a minotaur, set combat preferences to 'Strike' to take advantage of them. Cannot open doors for some reason. I'm going to report it as a bug. Natural swimmer.

Sasquatch: Size 9 humanoid. Cannot learn. Can eat bones. Natural swimmer.

Blizzard Man: Size 9 humanoid. Is a [SLOW_LEARNER]. Can eat bones. Natural swimmer.

Beak Dog: Size 7 'humanoid' (Toady says it's like a raptor). Cannot learn or open doors. Can eat bones. Natural swimmer.

Grimeling: Size 7 humanoid. Has a set of combat advantages and no joints so wrestling is harmless. Doesn't breathe and can naturally swim. Has [NO_EAT], [NO_DRINK] and [NO_SLEEP]. Cannot learn.

Werewolf: Size 8 humanoid. Cannot open doors. Is a [SLOW_LEARNER]. Can eat bones. Natural swimmer.

Foul Blendec: Size 7 humanoid. Exactly the same as the Satyr.

Strangler: Size 6 humanoid. Has four arms. Has a very powerful bite, has the same base strength as the magma man's punch. Cannot learn or open doors. Can eat bones. Is a natural swimmer.

Nightwing: Size 8 humanoid. Can fly. Has several combat advantages and a bunch of natural weapons. This includes a bloodsucking bite. Change combat settings to 'Strike' to take advantage of this. Has [NO_DRINK], [NO_EAT] and [NO_SLEEP]. Can eat bones.

Harpy: Size 6 non-humanoid. No [GRASP]s so no inventory. Cannot open doors. Has decent natural weapons, set combat preferences to 'Strike'. Is a natural swimmer.

Merperson: Size 6 humanoid with no legs. Natural swimmer and can swim underwater. Is aquatic and will air-drown as soon as you start. Only really playable if you set up a fortress designed specifically to get aquatic adventurers into the ocean, and then there's no guarantee that you'll start out close enough to water.

Sea Serpent: Size 16 monster. No [GRASP]s, so no inventory. Natural underwater swimmer. Has a powerful bite. Has [NO_DRINK]. Same notes about 'aquatic-ness' as Merperson.

Sea Monster: Size 16 monster. Has a really weird body plan. Actually has [GRASP]ing claws. Has powerful natural attacks. Natural underwater swimmer. HAs [NO_DRINK]. Same notes about 'aquatic-ness' as Merperson/Sea Serpent.

Mountain Gnome: Size 3 humanoid. Cannot open doors. Too small to be worth playing.

Dark Gnome: Size 3 Humanoid. Exactly the same as Mountain Gnome.

Whew. Hope this is of some use to people.

[Jebraltix]

We need a sticky for questions like this. They've been answered hundreds of times.
In the entities raw, add a new entity with a name different from the rest.
Under that, add a creature tag for the creature you want, and the [INDIV_CONTROLLABLE] tag. This lets you play as a Play Now! as the creature of your choice.

Tried a few different things and what this guy said but it won't work. Anybody willing to explain it?

[LegoLord]

In the current version of the LEGO mod, minifigures are a bit overpowered.  You can play them in adventure mode.

[Jebraltix]

Ok I got it to work now. 

[Plank of Wood]

I AM IRON MAN!

[cowofdoom78963]

I AM IRON MAN!

I always think the same thing when I see one

[LegoLord]

Actually, the desire to do what Jebraltix wanted to do is what introduced Bohrok to the LEGO mod.  When I first made them, they were unstoppable juggernauts.  I weakened them before releasing the mod, however.

[CJ1145]

I AM IRON MAN!

I always think the same thing when I see one

You ever seen an Iron Man fight a Batman and Nightwing at the same time? EPIC >.<

[Zollarr]

well i just tried to experiment with a monster adventurer.I randomly picked a leechman, who ended by drowning...

anybody else try to play as a carp?

[TheDiabolix]

I had the same problem with the leechman, but I figured it wasnt a fish. 

[Plank of Wood]

anybody else try to play as a carp?

I once made a carp civ 

[GenericOverusedName]

Running amok as a beak dog is actually pretty fun. It's got a decent bite, and it can wield weaponry and wear armor!

[WorkerDrone]

Wield weapons AND wear armor? Well armor I can understand. Goblins with bits of scrap hanging off them? It would also be cool if you could armor horses. Then it would be kinda like those Men at Arms you have to take down when humans siege you mounted. But weapons? Hmm...interesting.

Edit:

For that matter, it would be nice if you could have mounted combat! Those stray horses would have a use then.